H61.2
Non-billableImpacted cerumen
Impacted cerumen
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Wax in ear
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Cerumen impactionC0021092
- Impacted cerumenC0021092
- Impacted cerumen (disorder)C0021092
- Impacted waxC0021092
- cerumen impactedC0021092
- cerumen impactionC0021092
- cerumen impactionsC0021092
- impact cerumenC0021092
- impacted cerumenC0021092
- impacted waxC0021092
- Cerumen in ear canalC0423490
- Wax in earC0423490
- Wax in ear canalC0423490
- Wax in ear canal (finding)C0423490
- Wax in external acoustic meatusC0423490
- Wax in external auditory canalC0423490
- Wax in external auditory meatusC0423490
- ears waxC0423490
- wax earsC0423490
- wax in earC0423490
- wax in earsC0423490
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H61.2?
ICD-10-CM code H61.2 represents "Impacted cerumen". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H61.2 a billable code?
No, H61.2 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under H61.2.
What chapter is H61.2 in?
H61.2 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What are the subcategories under H61.2?
H61.2 has 4 child codes, including: H61.20 (Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear), H61.21 (Impacted cerumen, right ear), H61.22 (Impacted cerumen, left ear), H61.23 (Impacted cerumen, bilateral).
What are the UMLS CUIs for H61.2?
H61.2 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0021092, C0423490. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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